Tyne and Wear is one of six metropolitan counties in England, comprising the estuary areas of the rivers Tyne and Wear[?]. It is divided into the following council areas: South Tyneside, North Tyneside, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Gateshead and Sunderland. It borders on County Durham and Northumberland.
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As of the census of 2000, there are 16,146 people, 5,480 households, and 4,197 families residing in the town. The population density is 1,058.4/km² ...